WW II IJN reference books from Japan...

[Horrido]

Anyone recognize these and what they are? I'm searching for schematic set 1 and Volume 5.

Volume front cover

Volume back cover

Schematic front cover

Schematic back cover

[Dan K]

These are hard bound copies of the Kojinsha series. See this link for Ed Low's IJN reference library:

http://www.ijn.dreamhost.com/Reference/ ... 0bound.htm

[aeronautic]

WOW
This is a book that I would like to have in my library

Does anybody know where I can get a copy ?

[Dan K]

I believe these hardbound versions are out of print of you've got to go thru ebay or a used bookseller.

[Horrido]

The hardbound books had just gone out of print when I purchased my set in 1993. Any idea which used book sellers would have copies of these books? I would be VERY surprised to find them on Ebay. Are there also copies published in English?

[G. Shoda]

About a year ago, I bought a new soft bound version of the battleships book at Kinokuniya, a Japanese language bookstore in San Francisco. I had the old hardbound version at home but the book I bought was smaller in size and softbound, so I didn't realize that it was the same book. I gave my new copy to a fellow modeler at my local IPMS club. So I assume there is a new soft cover version still in print and may be available somewhere.

[jinzo13]

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